Goodbye, Melbourne Town
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Removable protective covering over dust jacket
A vivid farewell rendered in prose, Goodbye, Melbourne Town is Graham McInnes's warm and witty memoir chronicling his formative years growing up in Melbourne, Australia, during the early twentieth century — a world of trams, suburban gardens, and a distinctly colonial society teetering on the edge of modernity. With the sharp eye of a seasoned observer, McInnes captures the texture of everyday Australian life, from its social rituals and eccentricities to the bittersweet pull of a city that shaped him before he left it behind for good. McInnes — son of the celebrated novelist Angela Thirkell — writes with a graceful, anecdotal style that sits comfortably alongside the great tradition of literary memoir, blending personal nostalgia with keen cultural commentary. His affectionate yet unsentimental portrait of Melbourne illustrates just how powerfully place can define identity, leaving the reader to wonder: can one ever truly say goodbye to the city that made them?
Author: Graham Mcinnes
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Removable protective covering over dust jacket
A vivid farewell rendered in prose, Goodbye, Melbourne Town is Graham McInnes's warm and witty memoir chronicling his formative years growing up in Melbourne, Australia, during the early twentieth century — a world of trams, suburban gardens, and a distinctly colonial society teetering on the edge of modernity. With the sharp eye of a seasoned observer, McInnes captures the texture of everyday Australian life, from its social rituals and eccentricities to the bittersweet pull of a city that shaped him before he left it behind for good. McInnes — son of the celebrated novelist Angela Thirkell — writes with a graceful, anecdotal style that sits comfortably alongside the great tradition of literary memoir, blending personal nostalgia with keen cultural commentary. His affectionate yet unsentimental portrait of Melbourne illustrates just how powerfully place can define identity, leaving the reader to wonder: can one ever truly say goodbye to the city that made them?